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"Keep close to Nature's heart…and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."

John Muir, Founder of the Sierra Club

Upcoming Outings
[Updated 15-Apr-12]

• Saturday, June 9, 2012 - Little Calf Mountain
  Meet at 10:30 A.M. at Barracks Road Shopping Center in Charlottesville. Join in for a family-friendly moderate hike in the southern area of the Shenandoah National Park. See a beautiful vista with Charlottesville to the east and the Shenandoah Valley to the west.
  Actual trail time for the hike is approximately 1½ hours. Children 8 years and above are welcome. Pack a lunch and bring plenty of water. Approximate return time is 3:00 P.M. Call Dave by June 7 at (434) 218-3146 to learn more and to reserve your space. In case of inclement weather, call for an update.
  

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  Outings for the Blue Ridge Group:

• Saturday, June 16, 2012- Howardsville Turnpike
  Join us for a 7.2-mile hike and a smattering of local history on the old Howardsville Turnpike. The turnpike was built to carry goods from the Shenandoah Valley to Howardsville forriver transport on to Richmond. It was completed at about the same time as the Crozet railroad tunnel and was thus obsolete before it ever really opened. There are wonderful rock walls along the turnpike route. The climb on this hike is gentle - think horses pulling or walking in front of loaded wagons.
  Meet at 9:30 at RockfishRiver Elementary School on Chapel Hollow Road just off Route 151 in NelsonCounty. Chapel Hollow Road is about two miles north of the intersection of Routes 6 and 151. We will carpool from there to the trail head, where parking is limited.
  Bring water, lunch and clothing for the weather. If the weather is marginal that morning, call Janet (434 263-6199) for a recorded message.

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In order to have more outings, we need people to lead them! We would like to offer hikes, bike rides, canoe trips, cross-country ski trips, etc. Qualifications to be a Sierra Club leader: must be a Sierra Club member and have current first aid and CPR certifications. (You can obtain this certification through a Wilderness First Aid Certification Course offered by the Matthew Rosefsky.) Volunteer time: 2 to 48 hours per year. Interested? Call Deborah at (434) 296-9637